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	MEXICAN CAMPAIGN (VERA CRUZ) RECIPIENTS OF MEDAL OF HONOR
		Citation: For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914.
		Citation: For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914; was in both days fighting at the head of his company, and was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct, leading his men with skill and courage.
		Citation: For distinguished conduct in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914; was regimental adjutant, and eminent and conspicuous in his conduct.
	www.gunblast.com /MOH/mohmex.htm (3850 words)

	Frank Jack Fletcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fletcher was the operational commander at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, prelude to the Battle of Midway.
		Transferred to USS Florida in December 1912 he was aboard that battleship during the occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, in April 1914.
		In May and June 1942, he was senior officer present during the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway, in which the Japanese fleet was decisively repulsed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frank_Jack_Fletcher (955 words)

	Vera Cruz DVD
		VERA CRUZ is a Technicolor Western starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, directed by Robert Aldritch and produced by Harold Hecht with distribution through United Artists.
		VERA CRUZ is the missing link in the evolution of old-style epic Hollywood Westerns and the modern super-violent Western.
		VERA CRUZ is an outstanding epic Western that pushes the boundaries of the genre’s conventions, and set the stage for the violent Westerns that followed.
	www.dvdcult.com /rev_VeraCruz.htm (1639 words)

	Vera Cruz
		Vera Cruz was established before the Civil War, probably during the time of the Mexican War (1846-49).
		During the Civil War, two small battles occurred in and near Vera Cruz, which was the headquarters of the local Home Guard unit.
		Today Vera Cruz is a beautiful public recreation area, located six miles east of Ava on Highway 14, then three miles north on Highway AB.
	www.watersheds.org /history/veracruz.htm (262 words)

	Learn more about List of battles 1901-2000 in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		1915 Battle of Afiun-Kara-Hissar - Turkish assimilation of Armenians
		1942 Battle of Dieppe August 19 - "Operation Jubilee" was an Allied attack on the German occupied port of Dieppe in France.
		1944 Battle of Peleliu September 17 - A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_battles_1901_2000.html (2247 words)

	turoturo.com Profiles - Philip Vera Cruz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		His was the enduring voice in the long battle for labor rights, not just for Filipino migrants but for every working people of all colors.
		Philip Vera Cruz played a crucial role in the unification of the predominantly Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and Mexican-led National Farm Workers Association.
		Vera Cruz came to America as a young man of 22 with dreams of becoming a lawyer.
	store.escalate.com /store/turoturo/veracruz.jsp (232 words)

	Story of the Cruise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Everywhere we went in Vera Cruz, there was another damn monument to some poor guy killed in cold blood by our Marines at the Battle of Vera Cruz.
		It was such a boring, one-sided battle that the words in the famous Marine fight song were changed from "the Halls of Vera Cruz" to "the Halls of Montezuma" simply because it was not considered a fair fight.
		After she returned from her tour of "beautiful" Vera Cruz, she presented her roommate Sharon Blifford with what Lindy considered to be a tasteful bit of pottery.
	www.ssqq.com /information/travel01.htm (4061 words)

	Vera Cruz - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Its area covers all the State of Vera Cruz with the exception of one or two parishes in...
		VERA CRUZ is a Technicolor Western starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, directed by Robert Aldritch and produced by...
		Citation: For extraordinary heroism in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914, in command of the 2d...
	cruz.fabcc.com /index.php?k=vera-cruz (959 words)

	DD 992 Fletcher
		The chess rook, heraldic symbol for a fortress, alludes to the Admiral's early combat experience at the Battle of Vera Cruz, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
		For distinguished conduct in battle engagements in Vera Cruz, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
		It was in this battle that the Japanese suffered the first decisive defeat in three hundred and fifty years, restoring the balance of naval power in the Pacific.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/dd-992.htm (1526 words)

	John Arthur Hughes, Colonel, United States Marine Corps
		Born in New York City on November 2, 1880, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for service at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on April 21-22, 1914 where he was serving as a Captain.
		He was a Vera Cruz in April 1914 and received a commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for eminent and conspicious conduct in the battle with landing forces at Vera Cruz.
		for distinguished conduct in the battle at Vera Cruz.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jahughes.htm (418 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Then came the Battle of Vera Cruz, Mexico, in April 1914 when Marines were landed on the fire-swept beaches and advanced into the city.
		Vera Cruz was the end of the lull before the storm.
		He earned these decorations on 6 June 1918, when "he volunteered and assisted in taking a truckload of ammunition and material into Bouresches, France, over a road swept by artillery and machine-gun fire, thereby relieving a critical situation." He was further awarded the 2d Division Citation and the French Fourragere.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /hd/historical/Whos_Who/Quick_JH.htm (879 words)

	THE WAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The battle was fought at Buena Vista in the state of Coahuila from February 22-23, 1847.
		March 25, General Scott fires upon Vera Cruz with a volley of artillery from his mortars, howitzers, and Paixhans.
		General Scott's Army won the Battle of Cerro Gordo on April 18, and caused the Mexican Army to flee in confusion.
	home.sandiego.edu /~landeros/mexican/war.html (1467 words)

	Mexican-American War
		After the border clash and battles at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the US Congress declared war on May 13, 1846.
		Meanwhile, rather than reinforce Taylor's army for a continued advance, President Polk sent a second army under U.S. general Winfield Scott in March, which was transported to the Mexican port of Veracruz by sea to begin an invasion of the Mexican heartland.
		Scott won the Battle of Vera Cruz and marched toward Mexico City, winning the battles of Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec and occupying the Mexican capital.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/me/mexican_american_war.html (857 words)

	state3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At one point in the battle, his artillery unit stood naked in front of an advancing massive assault; the usual infantry screen had withdrawn.
		At the Battle of Vera Cruz when Scott came ashore, there were several Celts participating in a way worthy of mention.
		After the Battle of Vera Cruz was over, and the U. firmly in control of the city, Scott received a surprise visitor, Jane McManus.
	users.ev1.net /~gpmoran/state3.htm (1445 words)

	List of battles 1901-2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Battle of Sari Bair August 6 - 29
		Battle of Lone Pine August 6 - 12
		Battle of Hill 60 August 21 - 29
	www.enlightenweb.net /l/li/list_of_battles_1901_2000.html (2195 words)

	Battle of Vera Cruz Mexican-American War
		Conner then transported General Winfield Scott and 12,000 troops to Vera Cruz.
		Scott knew he needed to capture Vera Cruz in order to move inland.
		Instead On March 9th, he landed his men at a beach at Collado three miles southeast of Vera Cruz.
	www.multied.com /mexican/veracruzmore.html (141 words)

	Marine Corps Legacy Museum - Smedley D. Butler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During this battle the Marine Officer was wounded twice, yet continued to fight and evacuated other wounded Marines while subjected to vicious enemy fire.
		It was during this action that Butler was awarded one of the rarest of American decorations for valor, the Marine Corps Brevet Medal.
		On April 21 Admiral F.E. Fletcher sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz with a squadron of warships and a regiment of U.S. Marines.
	www.mclm.com /tohonor/sbutler.html (1113 words)

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		During the Vera Cruz expedition in April 1914, nine Medals of Honor were awarded — the only time in Corps history in which all of the medal recipients in a campaign were officers.
		On April 21, then-Capt. Fryer was among 2,000 Marines who landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico’s main port facility.
		Fryer, a company commander at the time, later was awarded the Medal of Honor and specifically cited for “leading his men with skill and courage.” Little more is known about his direct contributions to the battle for Vera Cruz, except that he remained at the front of his company’s advance throughout the battle.
	www.navytimes.com /print.php?f=0-292308-2109582.php (715 words)

	Body
		He saw his first battle at Vera Cruz, where he constructed emplacements for several large cannon borrowed from the Navy.
		He was one of two officers who reconnoitered the approaches to the city, and he was the one who found the route across the nearly impassable broken lava fields on one route to the city.
		This war supplied all the serious battle training Lee would have before 1861, but it was incredibly useful to him.
	home.att.net /~Strietzi/school/MCC_HIS_103_Bio.html (1146 words)

	William Wing Loring: Profile in the Southern Illustrated News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During that war his gallantry and good conduct were conspicuous in every battle from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico.
		In a daring assault upon one of the gates of that city, he was so desperately wounded in the left arm, that amputation became necessary.
		In three battles, fought in rapid succession, he routed the Yankee forces, chased them down the Valley of the Kanawha, took many prisoners, guns and munitions of war, and ended by taking possession of Charlestown.
	home.earthlink.net /~atomic_rom/sinews.htm (820 words)

	The Battle that Made the Marine Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Belleau Wood, a few miles northwest of the village of Chateau-Thierry, was the setting for one of the most important battles in the history of the Marine Corps.
		Shot through the chest by a German sniper early in the battle, Col. Albertus W. Catlin remained conscious and completely apprised of the ensuing action despite his wound.
		Using letters from soldiers in the battle, first-hand correspondents’ accounts, and official despatches, along with his own personal experience, Catlin weaves all of these sources—most unique to this volume—to provide a detailed, moving, and intimate account of the action.
	www.westholmepublishing.com /id11.html (472 words)

	West Virginia Medal of Honor Recipients
		Bernard Shields (2nd West Virginia Cavalry) captured the battle flag of the Washington Artillery (CSA) at Appomattox Station, Virginia, on 8 April 1865.
		Levi Shoemaker (1st West Virginia Cavalry) captured the battle flag of the 22nd Virginia Cavalry (CSA) at Nineveh, Virginia, on 12 November 1864.
		Sinnett demonstrated "extraordinary heroism" aboard the U.S.S. Florida during the battle of Vera Cruz, Mexico, on 21 April 1914.
	www.wvculture.org /history/wvmoh.html (2159 words)

	Major General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker
		During the Mexican War, Hooker was, in fact, brevetted three times for gallantry in action, had engaged in the two most important campaigns of the war, and had been an important member of the staffs of six different generals.
		With the Union defeat at Chickamauga, he was given charge of the Armv of the Potomac's 11th and 12th Corps and sent to the relief of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga.
		In the battles around that place in November 1863 he did well in keeping open the supply lines and in the taking of Lookout Mountain.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Hooker.html (998 words)

	Prints of the Mexican-American War (1846-47)
		One of their best-known engravings, "Mexican News" became a defining piece of American genre art that keenly reflects America during the eventful expansion of mid-nineteenth century.
		Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma." New York: N. Currier, 1846.
		"Grand Salute At Vera Cruz, From the American Fleet and the Castle San Juan D'Ulloa in honor of the American Flag, which was hoisted over that City and Castle, March 29th.
	www.philaprintshop.com /mexwar.html (1123 words)

	Frank Friday Fletcher
		Fletcher was assigned to the battleship USS Maine when it blow up in Havana Harbor (was absent that night) triggering the Spanish-American War in 1898.
		As commander of U.S. Naval Forces on the East Coast of Mexico in 1914, he occupied the city of Vera Cruz, was later awarded the Medal of Honor.
		Fletcher (DD-445) commissioned 30 June 1942 and arrived at Noumea, New Caledonia, 5 October 1942 from the east coast, and at once began escort and patrol duty in the Guadalcanal operation, bombarding Lunga Point 30 October.
	www.ww2pacific.com /friday.html (351 words)

	Vera Cruz (1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vera Cruz is considered one of the best Robert Aldrich's films.
		Their background and age maybe different but nonetheless they're temporary united by one aspiration: to get some dough and recuperate his former glory in Ben Crane's case and start a new and better life, but again with money's help, in Joe Erin's.
		Overall Vera Cruz is quite an average Western that sticks to the genre's clichés and doesn't offer anything particularly remarkable in terms of acting or story, however providing a decent entertainment.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0047647 (697 words)

	Thrilling Incidents in American History - THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND.
		N evacuating Boston, General Howe retired with his forces to Halifax, and General Washington started for New York, where he soon arrived with his army.
		To attempt the defence of the islands against an enemy with a triumphant navy was an error in the American plan of the campaign; but the loss of the battle, or at least the easy victory of the British, was owing to the incapacity of General Sullivan.
		He was full of confidence, and paid no due attention to the more distant pass; but the issue of the day showed him, that confidence was not always the harbinger of success.
	www.generalatomic.com /AmericanHistory/battle_of_long_island.html (1641 words)

	Battle of Fort Henry
		We steadily advanced, every man at quarters, every ear strained to catch the flag-officer's signal-gun for the commencement of the action.
		Our line of battle was on the left of the St. Louis, next the Carondelet, next the Cincinnati (for the time being the flag-ship, having on board Flag-officer Foote), and the next the Essex.
		We advanced in line, the Cincinnati a boat's length ahead, when, at half past 11, the Cincinnati opened the ball, and immediately the three accompanying boats followed suit.
	sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/civil-war/1862/battle-fort-henry.htm (1147 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Vera Cruz Incident (4/22/1914) - Sep. 28th, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In preparing for a possible move out of Vera Cruz, Lejeune had been forced to order his quartermasters to requisition animals and carts from the civilian population in city.
		The incident cannot be regarded as a trivial one, especially as two of the men arrested were taken from the boat itself -- that is to say, from the territory of the United States -- but had it stood by itself it might have been attributed to the ignorance or arrogance of a single officer.
		During the Battle for the conquest of Crete he was dropped on the island as paratrooper, he was wounded and nursed at the Zappion Megaron in Athens, which the Germans has turned to a military Hospital.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/990889/posts (7103 words)

	The Medal of Honor
		The medal was forfeited because of misconduct and remained in Navy Department custody.
		Obverse of a Medal of Honor awarded to Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher "For Distinguished Conduct in Battle" during the Vera Cruz intervention, 21-22 April 1914.
		Reverse of a Medal of Honor awarded to Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher "For Distinguished Conduct in Battle" during the Vera Cruz intervention, 21-22 April 1914.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-3.htm (694 words)

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